Catanzaro v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 135, Oct. T., 1910, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 4, Allegheny Co., Second T., 1908, No. 97, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Salvatore Catanzaro, trading as S. Catanzaro & Company, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Before Assumpsit for damages for injuries to freight. Carnahan, J., stated the case as follows: The. plaintiff is a fruit dealer in the city of Pittsburg, and the defendant is a corporation of the state of Pennsylvania.
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Appeal, No. 135, Oct. T., 1910, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 4, Allegheny Co., Second T., 1908, No. 97, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Salvatore Catanzaro, trading as S. Catanzaro & Company, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Before Assumpsit for damages for injuries to freight. Carnahan, J., stated the case as follows: The. plaintiff is a fruit dealer in the city of Pittsburg, and the defendant is a corporation of the state of Pennsylvania. In December, 1906, the plaintiff purchased in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, a large quantity of Almeria grapes and lemons and…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The one question of fact in the case was whether the *309plaintiff’s contract for the transportation of his stock of fruit in suitable cars from Boston to Pittsburg was with the defendant company or with the Boston & Maine Railroad Company. Leaving out of consideration for the moment the evidence elicited by the defendant on the cross-examination of the plaintiff’s chief witness, which it is claimed was improperly made part of plaintiff’s case, and expressing no opinion in regard to the weight to be allowed it as a matter of defense, we are of opinion that on…
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